EU official Meredith: EU’s aid to Georgia should be accompanied by clear progress in reforms
Lawrence Meredith, Director for Neighbourhood East and Institution Building at the European Commission, is visiting Georgia. Photo: flickr.
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Lawrence Meredith, Director for Neighbourhood East and Institution Building at the European Commission, is visiting Tbilisi, where he said EU financial aid for Georgia should be accompanied by the country’s ‘clear progress’ in reforming the judiciary, public governance, and protection of human rights.
On my way to #Georgia to meet w/ key actors to discuss ???????? priorities & set out a clear roadmap that will implement them within #EaP Economic & Investment Plan ????????
— Lawrence Meredith ???????? (@LMeredithEU) October 18, 2021
More on #Economic & #Investment Plan and country flagships here ???????? https://t.co/Ila82xKtvO pic.twitter.com/ERHf6A4LOy
Meredith arrived in Georgia late yesterday with representatives from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank.
He is scheduled to visit the Imereti and Adjara regions of western Georgia with EU Ambassador Carl Hartzell, and meet with beneficiaries of EU-funded projects.
First meeting today together w/ @CarlHartzellEU, meeting w/ international financial institutions. Great to discuss w/ @EIB @EBRD @AFD_France @KfW_int colleagues on a common #TeamEurope approach on investing in reforms & the Economic and Investment Plan @eu_near @EUinGeorgia
— Lawrence Meredith ???????? (@LMeredithEU) October 19, 2021
Meredith stated that new projects will be launched during his visit to support business and entrepreneurship in Georgia, ensure internet provision in mountainous parts of the country, and protect the environment.
He stated that the EU is ensuring ‘direct aid’ to the Georgian people around the country.
The European Union (EU) and UNDP are inviting rural entrepreneurs from the Georgian municipalities of Dedoplistskaro, Kazbegi, Lagodekhi and Tetritskaro to take part in the third round of the ‘Digitalise Your Business’ project, announces the UNDP Georgia.
The European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have completed the fourth round of business bootcamps aimed at helping aspiring young entrepreneurs create and expand rural businesses.
The EU Ambassador to Georgia, Carl Hartzell and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, David Zalkaliani signed an agreement today to kick off the fourth phase of the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD IV), worth €55 million (about 125 million GEL).
Farmers in 22 municipalities of Georgia will have the opportunity to obtain co-financing under a 3.2 million GEL (about $1m/€0.92m) grant programme offered by the European Union (EU), the Agriculture Ministry of Georgia and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for the purchase and installation of modern drip irrigation systems.
Lawrence Meredith, Director for Neighbourhood East and Institution Building at the European Commission and Carl Hartzell, Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, have visited Imereti and Adjara to highlight the EU’s support to Georgian regions. The visit, which took place on 20-21 October, centred around the EU’s Economic and Investment Plan for Georgia and focused on connectivity issues in and around the Black Sea.